{"podcast":{"title":"Tank Radio","slug":"tank-radio-4908991","podcast_index_feed_id":4908991,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5308336/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.youtube.com/c/TankRadio","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2089d4591944831dff8742c781acb0e0.jpg","author":"Tank Radio","episode_count":229,"summary":"Tank Radio will be focusing on: Pies in Amateur Radios SDR Aredn Satellite Amateur Radio And everything else I find interesting. Please subscribe to see when i post my latest videos. https://www.patreon.com/TankRadio https://www.youtube.com/ @TankRadio","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T14:17:40.217392+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tank-radio-4908991"},"episode":{"title":"Chasing National Weather Balloons With Ham Radio With Joe","slug":"chasing-national-weather-balloons-with-ham-radio-with-joe","published_at":"2026-01-30T08:00:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tank-radio-4908991/chasing-national-weather-balloons-with-ham-radio-with-joe","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tank-radio-4908991","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chasing-national-weather-balloons-with-ham-radio-with-joe--69512424","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69512424/joe_balloon.mp3","summary":"Join ham radio operator Joe as he reveals the exciting hobby of hunting National Weather Service weather balloons (radiosondes) launched twice daily to over 100,000 feet. Using affordable gear like an RTL-SDR dongle, Raspberry Pi, and SondeHub.org for live telemetry tracking, discover how to decode GPS coordinates in real time and turn it into a high-tech geocaching-style chase — or even use direction finding for classic fox-hunting fun. Learn the setup, get recovery tips, and check out the K5RWK Balloonatics Society for upcoming launches and full instructions at k5rwk.org/balloons! New Tanker Radio Gear: Tank US Band Plan Pad - https://quirkyqrphamradios.etsy.com/listing/1657938891 Hoodies - https://grapevineamateurradio.com/products/tank-radio-hoodie-limited-time Boonie Hats - https://www.gigaparts.com/tank-radio-logo-boonie-hat.html Sticker Pack - https://grapevineamateurradio.com/collections/combo-packs/products/tank-radio-official-sticker-pack Help support me by: RollerCam Website - https://classic.avantlink.com/click.php?tool_type=ml&merchant_link_id=6e7562a0-f7b0-4d9a-b15e-25ce3aedb94a&website_id=16611296-f891-4f8b-8010-5fa29c2cab5f 5% off selected Items at Gigaparts- https://www.gigaparts.com/nsearch/?lp=KG5AHJ%20INFLUENCER%20PAGE Alpha Antenna - https://www.alphaantenna.com/?aff=20 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TankRadio Buy Me a Beer: https://buymeacoffee.com/TankRadio PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/TankRadio Amazon affiliate:https://amzn.to/3Zlhjzn Tank Radios T-Shirt : https://grapevineamateurradio.com/collections/youtubers-bunch/products/tank-radio-short-sleeve-t-shirt-special-order Follow me on: Discord: https://discord.com/invite/5gGCq4wY8n Channel Tank Radio Twitter: https://twitter.com/KG5AHJ #KG5AHJ #TankRadio","meta_description":"Join ham radio operator Joe as he reveals the exciting hobby of hunting National Weather Service weather balloons (radiosondes) launched twice daily to ov…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":502,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tank-radio-4908991/episodes/chasing-national-weather-balloons-with-ham-radio-with-joe/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tank-radio-4908991/chasing-national-weather-balloons-with-ham-radio-with-joe.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}